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Hmmm... is this a clue? Great find TM !!! Regards, ED-209 This message has been edited by ED209 on 2008-12-11 19:52:46...  

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Altougth i never shot with it, just love the design, and even think it's pretty old already, about 10 or 15 years? anybody have a answer on this? Cheers, Michel

... into the Austrian Army, but only in tiny numbers. It lasted more than fifteen years, until all the army was equipped with it. Its predecessor, the StG (Means "Sturmgewehr", which is the German word for "assault rifle") 58 was a typical post-WW II rifl... 

Hello Marcus, Thanks for the history of the AUG! Out of curiosity you mentioned: ' Thankfully, these were only training bullets.'' What's a training bullet? Also, the AUG has a quick detach barrel for a heavy mg barrel to a sbr barrel. They later produced... 

.... sorry, I had no dictionary at hand. I meant the blank cartridges made from plastic, filled with a little gunpowder, that only make "bang"!. All the nice extras later added to the StG 77 were never handed to us, except the replacement barrel with the ... 

Thanks for the explanation. But even blanks can be dangerous! Are you still active in the sport of marksmanship or collecting? -MW

Despite being dressed in the uniform of the Irish guards (tunic buttons grouped in fours) the Hendrix-like guard has no plume in his bearskin (should be blue, right side) and the dress belt is not current regimental issue (although it may be a correct old...